Schedule 3
Fees and levies

Part 1 Fees

rr 42, 43A

			Fee ($)*
			Location of designated receiving office
			A	B	C
Application or other matter			New Zealand	Pacific or Sydney	Any other location
1	Application for residence permit or visa—
	(a)	skilled migrant category	1,400	1,200	1,800
	(b)	general (active) investor category	3,400	3,400	3,400
	(c)	professional investor category	3,400	3,400	3,400
	(d)	global investor category	3,400	3,400	3,400
	(e)	entrepreneur category	2,600	2,600	2,600
	(f)	family category	700	700	1,200
	(g)	Samoan quota category	600	600	–
	(h)	Pacific access category	650	650	–
	(i)	refugee family support category	490	490	690
	(j)	residence from work category	700	–	–
	(k)	any other category	700	700	1,200
2	Expression of interest, under the skilled migrant category, in invitation to apply for residence—
	(a)	written paper notification	500	500	500
	(b)	online notification	400	400	400
3	Expression of interest, under the general (active) investor category, in invitation to apply for residence		460	460	460
4	Request, under the business investor category, for consideration of a business plan (whether a first or subsequent business plan) or of an amended business plan		750	750	750
5	Application for returning resident's visa		140	140	140
6	Application for granting of second or subsequent residence permit by person without current returning resident's visa		80	–	–
7	Application for temporary permit or visa—
	(a)	visitor permit or visa	130	100	130
	(b)	student permit
		(i) written paper application	200	–	–
		(ii) online application	70	–	–
	(c)	student visa	200	150	200
	(d)	work permit—
		(i) under talent (accredited employers), talent (arts, culture, and sports), and priority occupations list work policies	240	–	–
		(ii) work partnership	280	–	–
		(iii) other	200	–	–
	(e)	work visa—
		(i) under talent (accredited employers), talent (arts, culture, and sports), and priority occupations list work policies	240	240	240
		(ii) work partnership	280	280	280
		(iii) other	200	180	200
	(f)	working holiday scheme	120	–	120
	(g)	working holidaymaker extension permit	120	–	–
	(h)	long-term business visa or permit	2,600	2,200	2,600
	(i)	group visitor visa, per person—
		(i) Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei only	–	–	60
		(ii) client of approved destination status travel agents (China only)	–	–	40
		(iii) Bangkok (citizens of Thailand) only	–	–	60
		(iv) other	60	60	60
8	Application for limited purpose permit or visa—
	(a)	visa for study purposes	200	150	200
	(b)	further permit for study purposes	200	–	–
	(c)	visa for the purpose of working for a recognised seasonal employer	200	180	200
	(d)	further permit for the purpose of working for a recognised seasonal employer	200	-	-
	(e)	other	130	100	130
9	Application for transit visa		120	120	120
10	Application for group transit visa, per person (citizens of China only)		60	–	60
11	Special direction fee		140	140	140
12	For residence permit granted under section 35A of Act		700	–	–
13	For temporary permit granted under section 35A of Act		260	–	–
14	Application for reconsideration under section 31 of Act of decision to decline another temporary permit		140	–	–
15	Application for variation of conditions of permit		120	–	–
16	Request by employer for approval in principle for granting of permit for purpose of recruitment of staff		180	–	–
17	Confirmation of residence status under regulation 11		80	–	–
18	Appeal to Residence Appeal Authority—
	(a)	in relation to application for residence visa or permit declined under humanitarian category	700	–	–
	(b)	other	700	–	–
19	Appeal to Removal Review Authority		700	–	–
20	Additional call-out fee, where office is opened outside ordinary opening hours in order to process application or other matter as requested		210	210	210
21	Transfer fee, where permit or visa stamp or label transferred from one passport or certificate of identity to another		80	80	80
22	Registration under Pacific access category—
	(a)	first year's registration	50	50	–
	(b)	second and subsequent years' registration	20	20	–
23	Registration under refugee family support category—
	(a)	tier 1 queue registration or tier 2 ballot first year's registration	70	–	–
	(b)	tier 2 ballot second and subsequent years' registration	50	–	–
24	Employer accreditation under talent (accredited employer) work policy—
	(a)	first year's accreditation	1,400	–	–
	(b)	second and subsequent years' re-accreditation	400	–	–
25	Reconsideration of application from employer for accreditation		140	–	–
26	Application for recognised seasonal employer status		700	–	–
27	Application for agreement to recruit under recognised seasonal employer policy		180	–	–
*Reduced by $90 if regulation 43A applies

Part 2 Migrant levy

r 45

Category within Government residence policy or other policy under which visa or permit issued or granted		Migrant levy per person ($)		Migrant levy per person if under 5 years of age ($)
General (active) investor category		300		150
Professional investor category		300		150
Global investor category		300		150
Entrepreneur category		300		150
Employees of relocating business category		300		150
Skilled migrant category or general skills category		300		150
Residence from work category		300		150
Family category (excluding Samoan citizens and refugee-associated persons specified in regulation 45A)		300		150
Pacific access category		150		150
Special residence policy for Zimbabwean citizens		300		150